reform Judaism is an oxymoron, over the last 30 years statistics have
shown that this movement is on its way out. It continuously shrinks as
it has no real foundation. I guess reform leadership think that going to
where there is a pool of Jews they will attract people and grow in
number. They fail to realize that their outlook has nothing to offer.
When this started in Europe reform enabled Jews to detach themselves
from Judaism while minimizing the guilt feeling. In Israel we could be
Jewish and completely secular, we don't need reform . and yes if we want
to marry we'd rather be married by the authority that will enable all
(including reform) to recognize our marriage and children as Jewish
throughout the world and throughout time.

Secularists in Israel - and there are many - are quite happy being
secular without feeling any need to pay a Reform "rabbi" to
approve their secularism. This is where American Jews are different;
they want a Hechsher for being treif, and Reform delivers for them. The
Reform movement in Israel is only trying to get gov't funding for
religious "services" which have no market in Israel. For
Reform, it's only about money. Always has been.

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